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Scientific Name
Marmota monax
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Marmota monax (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park (APCO)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
woodchuck
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Subclass | Theria |
| Infraclass | Eutheria |
| Order | Rodentia |
| Suborder | Sciuromorpha |
| Family | Sciuridae |
| Subfamily | Xerinae |
| Tribe | Marmotini |
| Genus | Marmota |
| Subgenus | Marmota (Marmota) |
| Species | Marmota monax |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Brad Ross, Mammal taxa expert, 3/17/2006.
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Brad Ross, Mammal taxa expert, 3/17/2006.
Abundance
Unknown
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Brad Ross, Mammal taxa expert, 3/17/2006.
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
Data Source: Brad Ross, Mammal taxa expert, 3/17/2006.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
7
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Jennifer Stingelin Keefer
Created Date
12/15/2005 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Jennifer Stingelin Keefer
Last Modified Date
3/17/2006 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Pagels et al., 2005. NPBIB-606877., Accepted Detail: The following sources were used to certify this species record: (1) Burt, W. H. and R. P. Grossenheider. 1980. A field guide to the mammals: North America north of Mexico. Third edition. Houghton Mifflin Company. Boston, MA. (2) Merritt, J. F. 1987. Guide to the mammals of Pennsylvania. University of Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (3) Integrated Taxonomic Information System Database. February 2006. http://www.itis.usda.gov/. (4) National Biological Information Infrastructure. February 2006. http://www.nbii.gov/index.html.
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